LOCAL LAW 196 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY TRAINING

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Jun 28,
2018

Passed by the New York City Council and approved by Mayor de Blasio in 2017, Local Law 196 establishes mandatory construction site safety training requirements. The key provisions of the law are set forth below:

Site safety training will be required for all demolition and construction workers (“construction workers”) that work on construction projects for which a construction superintendent, site safety manager or site safety coordinator is required. See Schedule 1 for description of projects requiring construction superintendents, site safety managers or site safety coordinators.

At a minimum, construction workers will be required to receive between 40 to 55 hours of training. The Department of Buildings will be responsible for determining the content of training programs. Training requirements will be phased in with a full compliance date of September 1, 2020.

Site safety training is now a mandatory requirement. Applications for building and demolition permits “for which training is required” will require a certification that “all workers who will be working under such permit will have the requisite training throughout the duration of such permit.”

Site safety training requirements and phase-in schedule:

PHASE 1:

On or after March 1, 2018, and until December 1, 2018 (possibly June 1, 2019 subject to DOB discretion), successful completion of:

OSHA 10-hour class, or

OSHA 30-hour class, or

100-hour training program

PHASE 2:

On or after December1, 2018 (possibly June 1, 2019 subject to DOB discretion), and until five (5) months from such date (no later than September 1, 2020 subject to DOB discretion), each worker shall have either:

an Site Safety Training (“SST”) card, or

a limited SST card, or

a temporary SST card.

PHASE 3:

On or after five (5) months from the latest date established for compliance with PHASE 2, but no later than September 1, 2020, each worker shall have either:

an SST card, or

a temporary SST card.

Definitions:

OSHA 10-hour class:

10 or more hour class in construction industry safety and health:

approved by OSHA and conducted in accordance with OSHA outreach training, or

an equivalent 10 or more hour class approved by DOB.

OSHA 30-hour class:

30 or more hour class in construction industry safety and health that is intended for supervisors:

approved by OSHA and conducted in accordance with OSHA outreach training, or

an equivalent 30 or more hour class approved by DOB

Limited Site Safety Training (“SST”) Card:

a card establishing satisfaction of each of the following requirements:

successful completion of an OSHA 10-hour class and 20 hours of additional SST credits required by DOB (including 8 SST credits relating to safeguards against dangers posed by falling workers or objects), or

successful completion of an OSHA 30-hour class, or

successful completion of a 100-hour training program

Temporary Site Safety Training (“SST”) Card:

a card establishing satisfaction of each of the following requirements:

successful completion of an OSHA 10-hour class and

the worker is a new entrant to the construction or demolition work force.

Temporary SST card is good for 6 months and is non-renewable

100-Hour Training Program:

a program that:

includes 100 hours or more of training in technical subjects relating to a construction trade, including an apprenticeship program registered with NYDOL